Armstrong, Minnesota

Armstrong
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 43°39′53″N 93°28′05″W
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Freeborn
Elevation [1]	1,280 ft (390 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	507
GNIS feature ID	639442[1]

Armstrong is an unincorporated community in Freeborn County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.^[1]

History

Armstrong was laid out in 1878, and named for Thomas H. Armstrong, a Minnesota politician who had the local grain elevator built.^[2] A post office was established at Armstrong in 1878, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1957.^[3][4]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Armstrong, Minnesota
2. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 199.
3. "Freeborn County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Armstrong Post Office (historical)